Gravel-scraper.



H. GRBENLEE.

GRAVEL SGRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.s,1910.

f ,OQQ Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Inventor by Attorneys HERBERT GREENLEE, 0F CHITWOOD, MSSOURI.

. GRAVEL-SCRAPER.

Specication of Letters atent.

Patented Ang. t3, 1911.

Application filed November 3, 1910. Serial. No. 590,488.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT GnnnNLnn, a citizenof the United States, residing at Chitwood,'in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Gravel-Scraper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention hasrelation to scrapers especiallyf adapted to be used for moving gravel and similar material and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described. f y

The object of the invention is to provide a scraper of the character indicated espe-4 cially adapted to be used at a pit for removing materialv from.' the same. Aft/er the scraper has been relieved of the material means are provided for returning the saine to the pit for reloading'.

Withlthis object in view the structure is especially' adapted for the purpose indicated and consists of side pieces held togther by cross barsand inclined toward each other atv their lower ends. The lower edge portions of the said side pieces are inwardly Q curved and the rear ends of said side pieces converge toward each other. A gate is hingedly mounteditt-the rear ends of the said side pieces andv when closed is in an inclined position with its lower edge .portion foremost The said gate when swung 'to an open position moves at its lower portion toward the forward ends of the side pieces. A. draft bail is pivotally located at therear ends of the side pieces and a draft nail isadjustably connected with the forward ends of the said side pieces. A draft cable is connected with the said draft bails and any .suit-able means may be provided for operating the cable.

nl the aceompanyingdrawing: Figure 1 is a perspective viewI of the gravel scra er. 1g. 3 is a transverse sectional vievr of the same cut on the line -3-3 of Fig. 2.

The gravel scraper includes side pieces 1 which are inclined toward eachother at their lower portions and the lower edge portions of the said side pieces are inwardly curved as at 2. The said side pieces 1 toward their rear ends converge toward each other and the said side pieces are rigidly held in this relation by means of cross bars 3. Tongues 4 are out from the material composing the side pieces 1 at. the rear ends thereof and are inwardly turned as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Illhe said tongues are adapted to serve as stops for a gate 5 which is hingedly mounted upon the rearmost cross bar 3 ofthe series. The said gate 5 is provided at its upper edge portion with lugs 6 which are' cut from the material constituting the gato and forwardly bent and it is through the said lugs that the Asaid rearmost cross bar 3 passes. The ends of the side pieces l which are closer together are termed the rear ends and a bail 7 is pivotallyr connected with the lsaid rear ends of the side pieces A bail 8 is pivot-ally and adjustably connected with the forward end' portions oit the said side pieces 1. A' draft cable 9 is connected at one end with the bail i and in practice, is

strainedaround a pulley 10- which is journaled upon a suitable ired'support. The

intermediate portion of the said cable 9 is passed throu h an eye 11 mountednpon one v or the cross ars 3- and the forward end of the said cable 9 is attached tojtheforward bail 8. Any ysuitable' nieansfmay.' be provided for drawing the said Vcalolegtl;

In operation when it is desired-toload the scraper the draft strain is appliedto that end portion of the cable 9 which is attached to the draft bail. 8 and the said scraper is moved along the bottom ot' apit ot gravel or similar material,` The gravel is collected between the side pieces 1 ind the gate 5. The scraperis moved in the ireetion as indicated until it arrives at the point oit delivery. The draft strain ,is then applied to lthe scraper through that end portion or' the cable 9 which is. attached. to the draft bail 7 and the said. scraper is moved back into the gravel pit. Ey reason of the fact that the rear end portions of the side .pieces 1 converge toward each other and the lowerv edge portions of the yside pieces are inwardly turned the said scraper will Yride over the material in the pit without moving the same to any considerable extent. This rearward movement on the part of the scraper is also facilitated' by reason of the fact that the side 'pieces 1 are inclined toward each other at their lower edge portions. Also when the scraper is moving in a 4backward direc tion as indicated, the gate 5 is free to swing in an upward direction and pass over the mutex-inl at the bottom of the pit. When however, 4the scraper s moved in a forward direction, rho curved edge portions 2 serve ns mesme for cutting into the gravel and the szid gravel. is accumulated between die inclined Side pieces l and against the forward surface of the gaie 5 which is Closed against the stops 4;. Therefore it will be seen that the structural arrangement othe .scraper is such that Wl'ieuit is moving in :L forward direction in a gravel pit the parts have e` tendency to cut into and. accumulate. the :nmfeiiai when as the' seid scraper iS moving in u rearward direenon along the bottom of the pit the parts are so rmmged ae to have L tendency to escape or overl the maee rin] Without unnecessarily disturbing or moving the same, By adjust-ably connecting the draft bail 8 with the forward ends cd the side pieces l the scraper may be made to out into the material deep or shallow as desired.

modes@ described the invention what claimed is: f

A Scraper comprising itwo side pieeeii con 2 vergiofg reward each other at iheii rear ends sind Ward each other at their lower poi tions end 'their lower edges being curved fmward ieu/ard each oher, the bedis of seid pieces being otherwise piene; mem rr if idly connecting the upper edges of seid :side pieces, a ,gate hugedy mounted between the upper edges of said a 'die Suraheud of he seaier'fmd ad Ward. between th mi s ope for prever .,i, l n a from Swinging outufwd.i :md drei?,

my ovm7 have hereto a'ixed my signorine iu the presence of (nwo Witnesses..

i HERBE 5?. GREELER.

Witnesses: i

`-W. A. CRISTY,

ELLIS ATKINSON. 

